Lid support



June 22 1926. 1,590,041

. D. C. LAMB LID SUPPORT Filed Nov. 23, 1925 Fig] 7 Patented June 22,1926,

DAVID o. LAMB; or STURGIS, Mrcrre'arr, ASSIGNOR 17o CAsWELL-RUNY'AN00:,- or HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

LID SUPPORT.

Application filed November The present invention relates to improvements in lid supports and refers more parfully closedposition ofth elid.

Another object of the invention resides" in 1 providing a lid supportwhich will couir her-balancethelidand assist in the opening and closingmoveinent thereof, aiding the operator in this respect.

T he device will be found pai'ticularly applicable for use' inconnect-ion with phone graph and radiocahinetsi cedar and like chests,while it 'WlllELl'SO' be useful in connection withdooftrahsoins,swinging cellar doors swinging shelves, and otherobjec't's swingingabout a horizontal" axis.

Vlthtll'B foregolng and other obgects in view; the" invention will bedescribed more particularly infconnection with the accompanylng drawingsand will'be more'particularly pointed out in the attached claims.

In the d awin is in which like partsare denoted by similar referencecharacters throughout the'several views," I

Figure l'is afragmentary vertical sec,-

tion taken tlirough a cabinet showing the lid in closed position withthe improved lid support in elevation;

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the open position of the lid,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 33 in Figure 1, and

Fi 4 is a fragmentary perspecti viewlof one end ofthe leverl I Referringnioreparticularly to the'drawings, 5 designates a phonograph or radiocabinet having the lid 6 hinged thereto as indicated at H v H bottom 013mm of'the cabinet which conceals the mechal'iism and above which isdisposed centroliparts of: the apparatus which requlre 'inanualattention;

It will-be understood that although the device is shown described irfconnection with such a cabinet that itmay be Fused in verifies 0th. Eie -s r V l he 'iniproved device cone in pivotal teatime n witlrthe At 8is indicated" the false,

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receiving one end 'ofthe coil spring 15. The

otherend of this coil spring-isanchored as indicated at l6 to a 'ii'xedpoint; forinstance, to asc r'eW secured inrth e cabinet Wall; p

The other end of thelever or the end remote from the fulcrum pointisenlarged and forked or bifurcated as indicated in Figure 4 to producethe spaced fian esfi and 18 having lateral eiltensi'o nsll andQOprojecting beyondthe plane "of the lever 9 and upwardly beyond'the upperlongitudinal edge thereof. Betweenthe flanges 17 and 18 is a curvedbearing nose'ei' adapted to come into contact withthe lower longitudinaledgeof the arm 10 whichis pivot ed'as indicated at 22"to the side wallof thecasing or other appropriatepart. The curved nose 21 frictional'lyengages said lower longitudinal edge of the arm 10' andresists therelative movement ofthese," two parts Moreover, the side flanges 1:7 and18 frictionallyengage the opposite side surfaces" of the pivoted arm 10and they furtherbindf upon the arm and increasethe' total frictionresultant. I v v v The pivot point 23" \vl1icl1 attaches the pivoted arm10 to the lower end of the link 11 is set inwardly from the free end ofjthe arm '10 leaving a projefcting poijtion 24 of" the arm for theengagement of the laterally extending parts 1 9 and'QO of the lever 9,whereby to act'as' a guide formaintaining the pivoted arm 10 at alltimeshetween the flanges, 'lhe lowerferid of 'tl elink 11 is so arrangedand disposed that asubstantiail portion' of thedower edge of thelpiivoteid n -Ope peter ret re wit the projectin -flan ep to passbeneat-lr thelinlg-lllp-withi r I disengagement of thefleve*andpivotefdfai In the operation-pf the "cle'vice; the spring 15isdrawn-outerput un der te 'isihn iii-the closed-position f he l'd'fi asshown in Figare 1, The"p ratiojfl 'ii the" cable' -arid 15. lowever,upon ranthe lid through a small or .r d ice the activity of the spring1!) will be ted in the other parts of the device. AS the lid is raised,the lever 9 will follow beneath the pivoted arm 10. being urged by thespring 15 so to do, and the saring will assist this raising movement ofthe lid. The flanges l? and 18 will gradually move up about the arm 10and progressively increase the friction area on the sides of said armL). This triction will oppose the action of the coil spring 15 and thesetwo forces acting on opposite ends of the lever 9 will tend to balancethe lever and to conseouently make oral very light touch necessary inmoving the lid 6. lVhcn the lid is in a "ully opened position theprojecting end of the pivoted arm 10 will strike beneath the bott 1111or plate 8 of the cabinet and act as a stop. This stop arrangementmight, however, be left out or provided by some other agency asparticular requirements dictate.

In lowering the lid 6, the weight of the lid will of course, assist inthis movement and this weight will be counter-balanced by the necessityfor distending the spring fl?) and moving the parts of the lever 9 andarm 10 frictionally upon one another. As a con sequence, the lid may bemaintained in any angular position and it can be shifted upon thelightest touch.

It is obvious that aarious changes and n'iodifica-tions may be made inthe details o't construction and design of the above specificallydescribed embodiment of this invention without departing from the spir'tthereof, such changes and modifications berestricted only by the scopeor the tollowing claims ll hat is claimed is zl. A lid support forcabin" and e comprising a lid stav secured the cabi et and to th lid,and lid-counterbalance me us independent of said lid stay and actingfrictionally and resiliently on said stay to assist in raising the lidand for hol the lid in adjusted position.

2. A lid support for cabinets and the l comprising a lid stay coupled tothe lid to the cabinet, and sliding-pressed lever sliding directly andfrictionally againc stay for facilitating the opening and c o. movementof the lid and for l'ti'lllllnf lid in adjusted position.

3; A lid support for cabinets and the like, comprising a lidstay-coupled'to the cabinet and to the lid, a lever in said cabinethaving an end frictionally sliding in contact with the edge of saidstay, and means acting on said lever to cause the same to frictionallyfollow the movement of the stay in the act of raising and lowering thelid.

4. A lid support for cabinets and the like,

comprising a lid stay coupled between said and cabinet an the lid, alever in said cabinet having a bifurcated end adapted to frictionallyembrace said lid stay, and means acting on said lever for urging thesame to follow the stay in its movement consequent upon the opening andclosing of the lid.

5. A lid support for cabinets and the like, comprising a lid staycoupled to said lid and to the cabinet, a lever fulcrumed in the cabinetand having a forked end forming spaced flanges for frictionally graspingthe lid stay, said flanges having lateral extensions.

6. A lid support for cabinets and the like, comprising a lid staycoupled to said cabinet and to the lid, and a lever fulcrumed in saidcabinet and having rounded nose for engaging an edge of said lid stayand with flanges for frictionally engaging adjacent edges of said stay,and means acting on said lever for urging the same constantly againstsaid stay.

7. A lid support for cabinets and the like, compzisinga lid stay coupledto said cabinet and to the lid, said lid stay comprising an arm pivotedto the cabinet and a link pivoted to said arm and to the lid, the pointof connection of said arm and link being inwardly of the free end'ofsaid arm to leave a. portion projecting beyond the link, and a leverfulcrumed in the said cabinet and resiliently pressed against said armand adapted to engage the projecting end of the arm in the loweredposition oi the lid whereby the application or the resilient pressurethrough said lever will be initially developed in alinement with thelong axis of said link to assist in overcoming the inertia ot the lid inmoving it from its closed position.

A lid support for cabinets and the like, comprising an arm pivoted inthe cabinet, link coupled to said arm and to the lid, said link in thelowered position of the lid extending above the lower longitudinal edgeof the arm, and a le er fulcrumed in the cabinet below the arm andyieldably pressed against the arm, said lever having portions adapted toengage the side surfaces of the arm and to pass beneath the link. in thel .wered position of the lid.

9. In combination with a cabinet having a slotted false bottom and ahinged lid, a lid support comprising an arm pivoted in the cabinet, alink pivotally attached to said lid and to the arm inwardly of the freeend oftl e latter and above the lower longitudinal edge of said'arin, alever fulcrumed in ai a inet beneath said arm and having a rounded noseto frictionally engage the unthe arm, the point of attachment of the derlongitudinal edge of the arm and also spring to the said ear and thefulcrum point having flanges with upper lateral extensions of said leverlying substantially in alignadapted to frietionally engage the sideporment with the direction of force of said tions of the arm, said leverhaving an ear, spring means during the closed position of and springmeans attached to said ear for the lid.

pressing the curved nose of the lever gainst DAVID C. LAMB.

